A 200+ year old bank needing to adapt to stay relevent - Technology Analyst Citi Employee Review

4.0
Feb 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Working for a big bank! Usually well paid positions, especially if you bring a lot of value. For the many people who are happy to have a job, you can stay there forever. Relatively good people, great company perception and commitment to quality

Cons

Working for a big bank! The layers of management is debilitating. No matter how much they continue to innovate to compete in todays digital landscape, if they dont remove the layers of mgmt, not enough will change. They will die a slow death like many banks will over the next 5-10 years. Company is so big, your essentially a number. You can do great things, and be part of a great team, but at the end of the day, they'll send you a nice email for your 5, 10 , and 20th work anniversary. When you work in an environment like this, if you leave, you were just a number. Like you never worked there. Its a weird feeling, and i know it exists at many places, but the bigger it is, the worse...

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5.0
Jan 19, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, nice campus, on-site cafeteria with many options, on-site gym (fee is approx $15/mo). Nice/newly renovated buildings, with nice amenitites (break room, jump in/out offices for privacy). In general, work-life balance was good, especially being able to work remotely (additionally) as needed.

Cons

They tend to do re-orgs fairly often (every 1.5 years or so), so it can be hard to get promoted within your current role, you should plan on applying for other roles within the firm, at the level you are looking to be promoted to. Must work in office at least 3 days/week starting in 2026, used to be 2 days a week from 2021-2025. Which means parking will be crowded if you don't get there by 9am. Work stations are not reserved, so if you don't get there early enough and if you don't have a co-worker saving you a spot, you might not find a seat in your work area very easily.

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3.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and work/life balance if you're on the right team.

Cons

Having a bad manager dictates everything about your job. You will see no upward mobility or compensation improvement if you are under a poor manager.

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